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Old 28-10-2009, 09:13   #1
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I came across this link, that i thought may interest some people.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The map that changed the world
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Old 28-10-2009, 09:31   #2
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Wheres Australia?

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Old 28-10-2009, 10:23   #3
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Are you referring to that place the Portugese discovered?
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Are you referring to that place the Portugese discovered?
No! The place that Zerippi from the planet Furtyip discovered 84,600 years ago.

He left a flag, an image of his home and a small scattering of used fuel called Uranium.

So anyone after him was just a jonny-come-lately
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